SHOVELER

shoveler, shoveller, broadbill, Anas clypeata

(noun) freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill

shoveler, shoveller

(noun) a worker who shovels; “a shoveler of coal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shoveler (plural shovelers)

One who, or that which, shovels.

Any of four species of dabbling duck, in the genus Anas, with distinctive spatulate bills.

Anagrams

• hovelers

Source: Wiktionary


Shov"el*er, n. Etym: [Also shoveller.]

1. One who, or that which, shovels.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill, shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck (S. rhynchotis), is a similar species.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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